Data science is a team activity. Ideally, you want to build a team in which diverse specialists pool their skills and knowledge, wield a core set of sophisticated productivity tools and collaborate flexibly and efficiently.

Where the developer role is pretty standard, the architect role is often vague in its definition and can vary from organization to organization. In some shops, the architect is the longest tenured developer, whereas in others the architect is a specialized role generating mountains of UML diagrams.

The future of 3D printing is heavily reliant on the power of data. The Internet of Things means users will be able to access and print files remotely, as well as create incredible scans and share prints. But, there are also several more opportunities for big data and 3D printing to work together.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is already connecting millions of formerly unconnected "things" to the Internet, allowing us to track and analyze data like never before. To help add context to what the IoT can offer, let's look at some stats to get a fuller picture.

For every business, time is of the essence. A minute can mean millions in some cases. Hadoop, the big data processing tool, can be businesses’ best friend when it comes to achieving data-based insight in real time.